Tried to get the long run in on Saturday but family matters came first...so tried again Sunday. After getting all my stuff ready (garmin, ipod, water, ect.) I head out and it starts raining almost immediately. After five cold and wet miles I decide to try again on Monday since I have the day off.
Finally! I got the long elusive 20 miler I needed. About as uneventful as they come...which is a good thing. No knee or achilles problems. Wore my garmin but kept it in time of day mode during the run and ran just on feel. What I thought was going to be a 8:30 min mile pace was faster. I maintained a conversational pace the whole way and consciously would slow down if I thought that I was going too quick. Very flat. Happy with the results. Lets see how the body recovers in the coming days. I'm trying to ward off as much stiffness as possible and even walk and jog 1.5 miles after the run to loosen up and stretch.
I was palnnign a run after lunch but lunch did me in. I had lunch with a client at Acme Burger, which has some fabulous burgers and appetizers, but soon after lunch I felt like someone had given me one heck of a punch to the gut. Standing up straight was a challenge...so running seemed very unlikely and unconfortable.
All better today. Nice run on the Bonneville Shorline Trial. A little colder than expected. It looks like winter is slowly finding its way into Northern Utah.
